Pariolius maldonadoi
Pariolius maldonadoi Faustino-Fuster, López-Castaño, Quiñones & Meza-Vargas, 2024

Family:  Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Max. size:  3.88 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Colombia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 41-41. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: six branched pectoral-fin rays; narrow head 64.3-68.3 % SL; well-defined white nuchal collar; five branched caudal-fin rays on dorsal lobe; deep body 9.5-13.2% SL; deep head at supraoccipital 35.7-41.6% SL; deep head at interorbital 26.3-29.9% SL; long adipose fin (Ref. 132479).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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